en_tn_lite_do_not_use/mat/21/01.md

Connecting Statement:

This begins the account of Jesus' entry into Jerusalem. Here he gives his disciples instructions about what they are to do.

Bethphage

This is a village near Jerusalem. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)

a donkey tied up

You can state this in active form. AT: "a donkey that someone has tied up" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)

tied up there

You can make explicit how the donkey is tied. AT: "tied up there to a post" or "tied up there to a tree" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)

colt

"a young male donkey"